Introduction
This summer is full of blockbuster events: the World Cup, the Tour de France, the marriage of Taylor and Travis, and, in movie theaters, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. For those of us who never made it through the 2,400-year-old classic, you can catch up here. The whole plot could be summed up as the hero Odysseus’s (or Ulysses in Latin) quest to find his way home.
The journey to find our way home is something we can all identify with in one way or another. Our quest might not include Cyclopes or Sirens, but it will inevitably include obstacles, struggles, doubts, and setbacks. The question is: How are we going to make the journey? Who are we going to become along the way?
Well, as you’ve probably already guessed, there are some parallels between this epic poem and our text for the next few months, Ephesians. There are also some critical differences. Let’s jump in and see what we can find.
Grace and peace, y’all,
John Ray and the Teaching Team
Text:
Lord’s Prayer
Christ, who taught us to pray saying:
Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread and forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who’ve sinned against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory forever. Amen.
